leita

See also: leitä

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FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse leita.

VerbEdit

leita

1. to seek, to search

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IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse leita.

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -eiːta

VerbEdit

leita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leitaði, supine leitað)

1. (with dative or að) to seek, to search, to look for

   Afsakið, en ég er að leita að Hallgrímskirkju.

   Excuse me, I'm looking for Hallgrímskirkja.

   Þú ættir að leita læknis, þú lítur ekki vel út.

   You should consult a doctor. You don't look well.

   Ég ákvað að leita til miðils til að tala við vin minn sem dó.

   I decided to turn to a psychic to talk to my friend who died.

ConjugationEdit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• leita á
• leita eftir
• leita fyrir sér
• leita hófanna hjá

• leitast
• leitast við
• leita til

Related termsEdit

• leit

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• leitet
• leitte (simple past)
• lette (simple past)
• leitt (past participle)
• lett (past participle)

VerbEdit

leita

1. simple past of leite
2. past participle of leite

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• leite

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse leita.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /²læɪtɑ/

VerbEdit

leita (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)

1. to search

Related termsEdit

• leit (noun)

See alsoEdit

• lete (Bokmål)

ReferencesEdit

• “leita” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old NorseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

VerbEdit

leita

1. to seek, to search

DescendantsEdit

• Faroese: leita
• Icelandic: leita
• Norwegian:

• Bokmål: lete or leite
• Nynorsk: leite or leita

• Elfdalian: lieta
• Danish: lede
• Swedish: leta

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PortugueseEdit

NounEdit

leita f (plural leitas)

1. milt (fish semen)

SynonymsEdit

• láctea